Union Petroleum and Naural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched the \"extended Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana\" in Bihar under which 8 crore LPG connections would be given to beneficiaries across the country.

As many as 178 items of daily use have been shifted from the top tax bracket of 28 per cent to 18 per cent, while a uniform 5 per cent tax was prescribed for all restaurants, both air-conditioned and non-AC.

Hallmark is a purity certification of gold articles in accordance with standards prescribed by the bureau of Indian standards (BIS). The gold ornament is tested at an assaying and hallmarking centre before being certified for purity.

Bringing much needed relief to scores of retailers, the government on Friday extended the deadline for sale of pre-GST (Goods and Service Tax) goods with stickers of revised rates by three months to December 31, Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Friday.